N.Y. Public Health Law § 605: State aid; amount of reimbursement

§ 605. State aid; amount of reimbursement. 1. A state aid base grant

shall be reimbursed to municipalities for the core public health

services identified in section six hundred two of this title, in an

amount of the greater of one dollar and thirty cents per capita, for

each person in the municipality, or seven hundred fifty thousand

dollars, provided that the municipality expends at least seven hundred

fifty thousand dollars, for such core public health services. A

municipality must provide all the core public health services identified

in section six hundred two of this title to qualify for such base grant

unless the municipality has the approval of the commissioner to expend

the base grant on a portion of such core public health services. If any

services in such section are not provided, the commissioner shall limit

the municipality's per capita or base grant to reflect the scope of the

reduced services, in an amount not to exceed five hundred seventy-seven

thousand five hundred dollars. The commissioner may use the amount that

is not granted to contract with agencies, associations, or organizations

to provide such services; or the health department may use such

proportionate share to provide the services upon approval of the

director of the division of the budget.

2. State aid reimbursement for public health services provided by a

municipality under this title, shall be made if the municipality is

providing some or all of the core public health services identified in

section six hundred two of this title, pursuant to an approved

application for state aid, at a rate of no less than thirty-six per

centum of the difference between the amount of moneys expended by the

municipality for public health services required by section six hundred

two of this title during the fiscal year and the base grant provided

pursuant to subdivision one of this section. Provided, however, that a

municipality's documented fringe benefit costs submitted under an

application for state aid and otherwise eligible for reimbursement under

this article shall not exceed fifty per centum of the municipality's

eligible personnel services. No such reimbursement shall be provided for

services that are not eligible for state aid pursuant to this article.

3. Municipalities shall make every reasonable effort to collect

payments for public health services provided. All such revenues shall be

reported to the commissioner pursuant to section six hundred six of this

title and will be deducted from expenditures identified under

subdivision two of this section to produce a net cost eligible for state

aid.